Comments on: Junior Skeptic Goes Rogue

By: Cabbo

Cabbo — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:00:36 +0000

Here’s a topic for you: santa!

By: Beelzebud

Beelzebud — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:48:50 +0000

Yeah well he’s listed as “skeptic” on the site, and his first column is just a gushing love letter to Ayn Rand. Maybe his title there should be Objectivist, because the last time I checked Ayn Rand and her philosophy isn’t in any way a universal viewpoint among skeptics.

By: Rand

Rand — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:21:32 +0000

Regarding Ayn Rand, when I was subscribed to THE OBJECTIVIST, I found it anything but “objective”. I’ve read 3 books by Rand and enjoyed 2, finding ATLAS SHRUGGED tedious and sententious.

While I agree with much of Rand and Libertarianism, I’ve not found one advocate who could argue that The Clean Air Act and The G.I. Bill weren’t phenomenally successful from an economic and social vantage, and I remain a utilitarian with reasoned compassion. So I don’t think one need buy Rand whole hog as she claimed, but we would be foolish not to understand the egoistic nature of men (Rand recycled Hume really) in seeking solutions economically and socially.

By: Kenn

Kenn — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:45:37 +0000

How disappointing.

I was passed over for Pope, then president and now this.

By: halincoh

halincoh — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:28:16 +0000

I know this has nothing to do with this post , but I just wanted to say that I just finished the SCIENCE of GOOD and EVIL and thought it to be excellent. Job well done sir!

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:45:55 +0000

Well the Ayn Rand article was secondary, a sort of passing plug for himself as a side note. The main purpose of this post seems to be welcoming the new guy.

Ayn Rand was awesome though and so was Mr. Shermer’s article. Rock on Shermer, rock on.

By: Max

Max — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:14:50 +0000

Doesn’t have to be skeptical there.
CFI blogs cover politics, ethics, and religion, but I guess CFI competes with Michael Shermer’s Skeptics Society.

By: Beelzebud

Beelzebud — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:59:53 +0000

How is an article drooling all over Ayn Rand at all skeptical about anything? At least there is one thing good about it. It wasn’t posted here…

By: Tuffgong

Tuffgong — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:53:14 +0000

I’ve heard some good arguments against Loxton so, stop me if you’ve heard this, but color me skeptical. We shall see what he produces as I’ve largely passed Junior Skeptic by.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:46:37 +0000

Trueslant article was awesome. Rock on Shermer, rock on.